Spinning Silver av Naomi Novik

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<p><b>Following her award-winning novel <i>Uprooted</i>, Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales<i>. </i>Taking <i>Rumpelstiltskin </i>as her starting point, <i>Spinning Silver </i>is rich, original and a joy to read.</b><br><br><b>Will dark magic claim their home?</b><br>Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord.<br><br>Irina&#821